Spout for powder-cans.



D. LOCANDRO.

SPOUT FOR POWDER CANS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2 2, 1909.

'Patnted Sept. 27, 1910.

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DOIVIENICO LOCANDRO, OF COLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS.

SPOUT FOR POWDER-CANS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 27, 1910.

Application filed. September 24, 1909. Serial No. 519,501.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LDOMENIGO LOCANDRO, a citizen of the United States, residing at Collinsville, in the county of Madison and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spouts for Powder-Cans, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in spouts for powder cans, and its object is to provide a simple and practical device of this character which will guard the powder from sparks that may drop from the miners candle, which will be self closing when released, and which may be repeatedly used on different powder cans.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front view of my improved spout for powder cans, showing its cap removed and its lid in open position. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device showing its lid in closed position, its cap being omitted, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing both the lid and the cap in closed position.

The invention comprises a cover slide 1, adapted to be engaged with the usual cover guides on powder cans, and here shown as in the form of a wedge shaped plate provided with inturned guide flanges 2, on its two converging edges. Projecting from a central opening in the cover slide or plate 1, is a tubular spout body 3, which is preferably coue-shaped, and has its small outer end beveled as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. This outer or discharge end of the spout 3, is adapted to be closed both by a hingedly mounted spring actuated lid 4-, and a removable cap 5. The lid at is in the form of a circular plate united by a hinge 6, to the lowest point of the beveled outer end of the spout body 3, and it is of just sufficient size to cover the open outer end of the spout and rest upon its edge. To actuate the lid 4, to its closed position when it is not held open, I provide a coil spring 7 which is arranged within the spout and has one end connected to an eye 8, in the lower portion of said spout, and its other end connected to an eye 9, on the inner side of the lid 4:, adjacent the hinge 6, Owing to this construction and arrangement, it will be noted that the spring will be out of the way and well protected and that it will not interfere with the discharge of the powder.

To render the action of the spring more effective, and to guide the lid 1 on to the beveled upper or outer end of the spout 3, I provide a semi-circular shaped weight 10, on the bottom or under side of the lid 4, and adjacent its free edge, said weight tending to swing the cover to its lowered or closed position, and also serving as a guide flange, as will be readily understood on reference to Figs. 1 and 3.

The cap 5 is cone-shaped and adapted to snugly fit over the upper or outer end of the spout 3, and entirely cover the lid 4, when the latter is in its closed position. To prevent the loss of the removable cap 5, it is attached to the spout by achain or other flexible element 11, one end of which is engaged with an eye 12 on the cap, and the other end with an eye 13, on the lower and. outer portion of the spout.

In operation it will be seen that when the cover slide is applied to a powder can in place of the other cover slide which comes with the can, and it is desired to I'QHIOWB a quantity of the powder from the can, the cap 5 is removed from the spout 3, and the can is tilted so that the weight of the powder in the spout will swing the lid i to an open position, and the lid will be thus held in open position by the out flowing stream of powder until the can is turned to an upright position, whereupon the spring 7 will actu ate the lid to its closed position, so that the spout will not be left open through the carelessness of the miner or the user. hen the device is not in use, the cap 5 is applied to the spout for additional protection.

It will be noted that since my improved cover slide may be applied to a powder can in place of its ordinary cover slide, the device may be repeatedly used on different cans of powder.

I claim:

A spout for powder cans comprising a wedge shaped cover slide having on its converging edges in'turned guide flanges, and at its center an opening, a cone-shaped spout body having a beveled outer end, a lid hinged to the lowest portion of the beveled end of the spout body and adapted to swing down upon said end to close the same, a coil spring arranged within the spout body i r 1 and having one end fixed thereto, and its mechanical device have set my hand, signed other end1 connected to the lid adjacent its and delivered this my specification. I hin e anc a semi-circular sha oec Wei ht ar- T i'ange d on the under face of the lid adjacent DOMENICO LOCAL its front edge and adapted to enter the spout lVitnesses: body and serve as a guide for said lid. J AS. MCKERNAN,

In Witness whereof, I, the inventor of said PETER MOKERNAN. 

